Model number: BC-06CFSM
Code name: Military Guardian Space Type
Nickname: Guardian
Classification: mass production space use combat frame
Manufacturer: Browning Engineering Corporation
Operator: Coalition Defense Force
First deployment: CY 30
Crew: 1 pilot in cockpit in chest
Height: 16.5 meters, 17.5 meters with antenna
Weight: dry weight 64.4 metric tons, full weight 75 metric tons
Armor type: ceramic/titanium alloy composite
Powerplant: cold fusion reactor, max output 1440 KW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 4x 20,000 kg, 2x 34,500 kg, 2x 19,800 kg, top speed 1574 kph; 180° turn time 1.05 seconds
Sensors: radar, thermal, optical array; main binocular cameras mounted behind visor in head; expanded optical sensor suite mounted on fin on head
Fixed armaments: x2 30mm Vulcan cannon, fire-linked, mounted on shoulders
Optional hand armaments: plasma rifle, output rated at 1.27 MW; plasma sword, power rated at 0.39 MW, stored in recharge rack in skirt armor, hand-carried in use; missile launcher, loads 1 air-to-surface or air-to-air missile
Much like the Coalition Customs Bureau and their Space Guardian, the Coalition Defense Force received its own space-use Guardian variant. The military Space Guardian boasted the same upgrades as its ground-based predecessor, including slightly better armor, improved sensors, and a selection of hand weapons.
Also like the law enforcement version, the military Space Guardian had a pair of vectored-thrust nacelles in place of lower legs. This innovation gave the BC-06CFSM respectable speed and maneuverability comparable to previous wartime CFs.
Though rather lacking in offensive power, the Space Guardian met few threats beyond its abilities until HALO unleashed its next-generation XSeeds on the space colonies in CY 40.
